I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy, 2024

Overview of the Wine
In Catania in 1435 the “ Maestranza dei Vigneri” was founded . This important association of winemakers, operating on Etna, created the basis for a winemaking profession whose protagonists were the winemakers themselves. After 500 years, I Vigneri is an entity operating on Etna and in eastern Sicily.

The vines are cultivated following Etna traditions, placing respect for the environment and the people who live on the land first. This agricultural approach leads us to use only traditional fungicides such as copper and sulphur for vine cultivation. The training system with which all our vineyards are cultivated is the Etnean sapling. This system, deeply rooted in Etnean viticulture and its native vines, allows us to obtain, thanks to its optimal vegetative-productive structure, the least intervention of external products. The smaller quantity of grapes, which reach an excellent polyphenolic ripeness, produced per vine is compensated by the high density of the sapling vines (8000-10000 vines per ha).

Organic, biodynamic

Winemaker
Salvo Foti

Grape / Blend
90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio 

Origin
Sicily, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
I Vigneri Etna Rosso is a pure, ancient and genuine wine.  Winemaking is carried out in the Palmento, as has always been done on Mt. Etna, without refrigeration equipment and no aging in wood. Vineyard cultivation is done by hand using natural products. During winemaking, refrigeration and biotechnologies are not used. Transfer and bottling are carried out according to the phases of the moon. 

Product size: 750ml